§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give for each district health authority and for each regional health authority the spending in 1988–89 or the latest available year on agency nursing in absolute terms and also as a percentage of total spending on nursing.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 10 July 1989]: The information derivable from 1987–88 annual accounts submitted to the Department have been placed in the Library. Equivalent information for 1988–89 will be available in the autumn.
Table A Analysis of catering costs nationally for both patients and staff meals for each of the years 1983–84 to 1986–87. Figures for 1979 are not readily available. Total expenditure Cost per person fed per day Total expenditure Cost per person fed per day £ £ £ £ 1983–84 1984–85 Patient meals Cost of food 131,230,768 1.26 133,482,131 1.32 Cost of staff 129,751,878 1.24 129,582,427 1.28 Total service cost (net of receipts) 269,781,664 2.59 272,266,181 2.70 Staff meals Cost of food 37,542,627 — 38,770,039 — Cost of staff 84,745,231 — 82,074,742 — Total service cost (net of receipts) 76,399,525 — 73,371,327 — 1985–86 1986–87 Patient meals Cost of food 133,560,652 1.36 134,721,529 1.41 Cost of staff 127,816,200 1.30 130,509,430 1.37 Total service cost (net of receipts) 272,355,217 2.78 280,365,094 2.94 Staff meals Cost of food 39,336,250 — 41,394,976 — Cost of staff 80,464,975 — 78,821,583 — Total service cost (net of receipts) 71,650,488 — 71,077,574 — Note: Cost per member of staff fed per day is not applicable.
Source: Costing returns submitted to the Department by health authorities.
Table B Regional information for the net daily cost per patient fed for 1979–80 and each of the years 1983–84 to 1986–871 1979–80 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Region £ £ £ £ £ Northern 1.84 2.55 2.66 2.74 2.84 Yorkshire 1.89 2.60 2.69 2.77 2.96 Trent 2.05 2.71 2.78 2.81 2.98 East Anglia 2.56 2.78 2.89 2.94 3.07 North West Thames 1.96 2.58 2.69 2.83 3.02 North East Thames 1.85 2.54 2.60 2.70 2.89 South East Thames 2.06 2.55 2.68 2.91 3.11 South West Thames 1.91 2.39 2.55 2.66 2.90 Wessex 2.00 2.60 2.81 2.90 3.02 Oxford 1.95 2.63 2.70 2.76 3.04 South Western 1.94 2.58 2.72 2.74 2.86 West Midlands 1.97 2.61 2.70 2.75 2.86 Mersey 1.81 2.38 2.49 2.56 2.63 North Western 1.96 2.64 2.76 2.79 2.94 Board of Governors/SHAs 2.81 3.56 3.72 3.93 4.33 ENGLAND 1.97 2.59 2.70 2.78 2.94 Source: Costing returns submitted to the Department by health authorities.
1 Figures for 1987–88 are not yet available.
Similar information for staff is not available centrally.